Self-tracking products and apps are expected to help consumers improve themselves, but new research suggests they can also be used to avoid and change structures such as harmful beauty standards or workplace conditions.
Every day there's 3.2 billion likes and comments on Facebook, over 500 million tweets on Twitter, 3.7 million videos uploaded on Youtube and over 100 billion messages sent on Whatsapp. “This is why alternative data matters”, says Thoi Mai, doctoral student in finance at Hanken School of Economics.
The fundraising campaign Count on Hanken ended almost six months ago and the result of the state co-financing has now been published. Hanken School of Economics (Hanken) is the fourth largest recipient in Finland with an amount of 6 273 000 euros. Hanken will thus increase its basic capital by 12,8 million euros.
Responsible investment has traditionally mainly focused on environmental issues, but the social responsibility dimension is becoming increasingly important. The war in Ukraine and the pandemic may be a contributing factor, says Emilia Vähämaa, Wärtsilä Associate Professor at the Hanken School of Economics.
Limiting global warming requires reducing substantially the greenhouse gases that our economies emit, particularly the emissions of firms driving economic activity. The European Union committed to reduce emissions down to net zero by 2050 and Finland by 2035. Meeting these commitments requires continued actions of governments and firms, but also of financial actors.
All students interested in the QTEM Masters Network are invited to join the online forum on ‘Understanding and preparing for the GMAT exam’, which has been jointly organized by QTEM and GMAC, the maker of the GMAT exam. The webinar will take place on 3rd November at 3 pm CEST (4 pm in Finland).
Accenture, one of the world’s largest consultancies, is the latest member to join the Hanken partner programme.
“We hope this cooperation will help us meet interested, inspired and motivated students who could potentially be our colleagues in the future,” says Nina Pyykkönen, Management Consultant at Accenture.
Hanken School of Economics' new initiative, Hanken Venture Studio, aims to create around 20 new companies within the next two years. The project is being partly funded by the City of Helsinki's Campus Incubators programme.
Sustainable digitalization and technological development was the theme of the think tank organized by the university alliance ENGAGE.EU in Mannheim at the end of September. Hanken, a member of the alliance since May, was represented by Associate Professor Mikael Laakso.
Since 2020 climate-related disasters are the number one cause for displacement in the world rather than conflicts - and a lot of conflicts these days are also climate induced. The Do no harm-mandate in the humanitarian context should include environmental issues but is still neglected all too often, new research shows.
According to the latest results, Hanken alumni are more satisfied with their career development and university degree compared to the overall average in Finland.
Are you an active Hanken student who engages in various projects or entrepreneurship? Then apply for the Anders Wall scholarship of 200 000 SEK by 31 October 2022!
The Ministry of Education and Culture will conduct an interim review of Hanken on Friday, 7 October 2022. Hanken staff and students are invited to participate in the review discussion at 12.40 pm in the Assembly Hall and online.
SHS welcomes Hanken's students and staff to participate in this year's Pinktober Charity Run! The event will be organized on Saturday 1.10 at 12-16 at the traditional site, Töölönlahti.
“Hanken School of Economics and Aktia have a long shared history, and we are therefore particularly thrilled to continue this collaboration by being Hanken’s new partner company,” says Lotta Borgström, Director of Investor Relations and Communication at Aktia.
